Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24126, John Emerson, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Emerson, John Chebe
N 24126
CONTENTS

1402
Massachusetts
John Emerson
of Reading in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Whitecomb in the Mass line for 1 Year
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of November 1832 and sent Joshua Prentiss Reading Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1832 $60-- Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Dec r 33. 20--
$80--
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. M c Blain Clerk, Book D- Vol. 2 nd Page 48.
let to P. Riley Jan 10. 1835

Massachusetts - 682
Phoebe Emerson,
widow of John Emerson, dec?
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832 and who died on the 27 th Nov. 1833 - of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a P er in the Com'ty commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg't commanded by Whitecomb in the Mass'ts line for 12 m th
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Dec r 38, and signed Isaac T. Fiske G. C. Cummings M p .
Arrears to the 4 th of Sep r $100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 20.00
$120.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk Book A Vol. 1 - Page 85

State of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
On this twenty second day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before Saml. P. P. Gray Esqr. Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts, now in session in Charlestown in said County of Middlesex, John Emerson, a resident in the Reading in said County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he the said John Emerson enlisted as a private in the service of the United States for the term of one year on the first or forepart of January in the year A.D. 1776, in the State of Massachusetts, in the Company commanded by Capt Moses Soule, in the Regiment commanded by Col Asa Whitcomb, in the Continental establishment, and continued in that service till the first day of January 1777 and was then regularly discharged.

That his name was placed on the pension list under the law of 1818 on the Massachusetts agency and dropped therefrom on account of property, that he now resides, and resided at Reading aforesaid when he made his first application
We hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the present and we declare that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state except as above stated. John Emerson Swain to the subscribed the day & year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, & served as he state
J. P. Fay Prob
I Isaac Fisher, Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Emerson for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office on the day & year first aforesaid. Isaac Fisher

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, _____
John Emerson _____ late a private _____ in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pen- sion List, Roll of the Massachusetts _____ Agency, at the rate of Eight _____ dollars per month, to commence on the _____ 1 st day of April _____ one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United
States, this 29 th day of _____
June  one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen . _____
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

165 John Emerson
Not settled
6101
Jany 1819 Not settled
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice , and WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Emerson resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 6181 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the "18th March, 1818, John Emerson late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the "Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen " "Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen "
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
  "Real Estate, a farm of thirty five acres of Land with a small one story house and barn valued at . . . . . $750   Two cows + 1 hog . . . . . 40.00   Personal Estate, one table . . . . . 1.00   1 small looking glass . . . . . 1.00   1/2 dozen chairs . . . . . 7.   Hollow ware . . . . . 4.   Trunk set . . . . . 1 50   One old desk . . . . . 3.   Crockery . . . . . 4   Ruivo, spoons, . . . . . 2   A few other articles, of furniture . . . . . 3   Total of real & personal . . . . . 811 50   Amount of debts which he owes . . . . . 660   Balance . . . . . $ 211. 50 

And says he is sixty four years of age a farmer by occupation and unable to perform much labour having a break very troublesome, has a wife aged sixty eight years very feeble and cannot do but little work, has also four children Oliver Luke Nabby and Micah the oldest of whom is thirty nine years old and the youngest twenty five who are all reduced to a state of idleness by epileptic fits which continue still to effect them daily and scarce a night intervenes, but some one of them are effected and require the assistance of some one of the family, who are not only incapable to perform any labour but require as much care and attention as young children, he has also received a partial support from the town for the last seven or eight years past and further says that he enlisted into the United States service as a private in Col. Asa Whitecomb's Reg't Col. Moses Soule's company in the Massachusetts line for the space of one year in the fore part of January in the year A D 1876 and actually served till the first day of January A D 1877 and was then dismissed the original declaration was made on the first day of April A D 1818 John Emerson

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
11 I, John Emerson do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. Schedule hereto and that the annexed schedule, statement are true, So help me God John Emerson
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed John Emerson took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me,
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court. 11
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
two hundred & eleven dollars and 50 cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20 th day of July 1820 .
Attr.
Abraham Biglow

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Massachusetts, } ss County of Middlesex }
On this twenty fifth day of August A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty eight
Phoebe Emerson
personally appeared before the judge of the Court of Probate for the county of Middlesex, a resident of Reading in the county of Middlesex aged eighty six years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of John Emerson of said Reading who was a * private in the army of the Revolution, & according to the best of her knowledge & belief enlisted for the term of one year on the first day or the first part of January in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six in the State of Massachusetts, in the company commanded by Capt. Moses Saurle in the Regiment commanded by Col. Asa Whiteborne in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in said corps till the first day of January A.D. 1777, & was then regularly dismissed from the service in Ticonderoga; that his name has been placed on the list under the act of Congress passed the eighteenth of March A.D. 1818, & dropped therefrom on account of property by the Act of Congress of the first of May 1820; that he was a pensioner under the act of Congress passed the seventh of June A.D. 1832, & so continued till his death - that she is the widow of the said John Emerson, & has not been married since his decease & that he was a resident of the town of Reading, in the County & State aforesaid at the time of the before mentioned enlistment; that his name was placed on the Pension List Roll of the Massachusetts Agency on the 3rd of November A.D. 1832.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Emerson on the ninth day of September in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven; that her husband, the aforesaid John Emerson died on the twenty seventh day of November in the year eighteen hundred & thirty three. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. : at the time above stated.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, by said Phoebe Emerson at a Special Court at Reading - Phoebe Emerson her mark
J. P. P. Pay judge of Probate
* Here insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy, or militia, as the case may be, and specify the service performed, as directed in rule numbered one of these regulations.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss.
I Isaac D. Dyer of the Court of Probate in and for the aforesaid County of Middlesex hereby certify that Sam d M c Hay Esq r is the Judge of said Court & that his signature as such on the Papers hereto annexed is his genuine signature:
I also certify that Joshua Prescott Esq r is a justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned and qualified & that his signature as such on the papers hereto annexed are his genuine signatures:
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty eight Isaac Dyer

State of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss. Town of Reading Aug. 14. 1838.
I Daniel Pratt Jr the subscriber do hereby certify that it appears by the Registry of Marriages in the Records of the Town of Reading in said County of Middlesex that there is contained the following entry of Marriage viz, "September the ninth Seventeen hundred seventy seven, John Emerson Junr. and Phebe Beard were married by the Rev d Thomas Haven"
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Records in fair legible figures as follows viz.
"1777.
Sept r 9. John Emerson Junr. and Phebe Beard were married by the Rev d Thomas Haven"
I Daniel Pratt Jr above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Reading with the exception above named as certified by me
Daniel Pratt Jr. Clerk of said Town of Reading.
Sworn before me
Joshua Prescott Justice of the Peace.

Rev. and 1812 War Section. Ans
July 15, 1926
Mrs. M. C. Reno 5052 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines, Iowa
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 24126 , it appears that John Emerson , while residing at Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enlisted in January 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain Moses Soule's Company, Colonel Asa Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, while living at Reading, Massachusetts, aged sixty-two years. He died November 27, 1833.
Soldier married September 9, 1777 at Reading, Massachusetts, Phoebe Beard.
She was allowed pension on her application executed August 25, 1838, while a resident of Reading,

Massachusetts, aged eighty-six years.
Children referred to in 1820- Oliver, Luke, Nabby, and Micah; the oldest was thirty-nine years old, and the youngest was twenty-five years old.
There is no further data on file as to family.
In order to make a proper search of the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau for a soldier named William Claiborne, some of the following data is essential- approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service, and first name of widow.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. and 1813 War Section.
May 6, 1936
Mrs. M. M. Reno 5852 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines, Iowa
Madam:
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to John Emmerson, who was born in 1733 and died in 1799.
One John Emerson (W. 34126) was a resident of Reading, Massachusetts in 1776, when he enlisted in the War of the Revolution. He was sixty-two years old in 1818, and married September 9, 1777 at said Reading, Phoebe Beard. He died November 27, 1833.
If you desire the history of this John Emerson, please so state, and the same will be furnished you, also return the enclosed correspondence.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W.F. 24,126
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Emerson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Early 1776 Early 1777 Pvt. Moses Soule Dea Whitecomb Mass.                                            
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Reading Middlesex Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, April 1, 1818. His cl. was of.
Residence at date of application, Reading Middlesex Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, 62 years old.
Remarks: He married Sept. 9, 1777 at Reading, Mass. Phoebe Beard and died Nov. 27, 1833. His widow Phoebe was allowed pension on an application executed Aug. 20, 1838 while a resident of Reading Mass. aged 66 years. Children Oliver, Luke, Abby, & Micah, the oldest was 39 years old in 1820 and the youngest 25 years old. There is no other data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Des Moines Ia -
May 9 - 1926 -
Bureau of Pensions - Wash. D. C -
Winfield Scott Commissioner -
Dear Sir: -
Please send me the history of John Emerson, referred to in your letter of May 6 - 1926 - (W. 24126) Also any information regarding Wm. Claiborne more data requested of Vir. a Revolutionary soldier and oblige
(Mrs) M. C. Reno 5052 Ingersoll (Ave)
Des Moines Ia -

U. S. Pension Bureau Wash. D. C.
Secretary of Records - Dear Sir:
Please send and information possible about Aaron Gleason of born. 1745 - d. 1816 - Oxford(?) Mass - who enlisted during the Rev. war and signed test at Sandown or John Emerson of Reading born. 1732 - died about 1799 Mass. who was in Col. Green's regiment

and marched on the alarm Apr. 19-1775
If any expense is attached to desired information please let me know -
Thanking you for this favor in advance I am -
Truly Wm C. Reed
Mrs. M. M. Reed 5852 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines Ia

87 Cottage St., Everett Station, Boston, Mass. Feb. 5, 1919
✓ one 3-sh red. wr Rev. Sec wr HDL
To the Registrar of the Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I desire information pertaining to these Revolutionary soldiers:
1. Capt. John Orser, (ORSER) Winchester Co., N. Y. 2- William Beers (BEERS) Wilmington, Reading, or Boston, Mass. 3- John Emerson Reading or South Reading, Mass.

Information regard- ing service, parentage, and vital records will be most gratefully ap- preciated by
Yours sincerely, (Miss) M. E. Beers

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Feb 15 Hist. to Miss M. E. Beers. 26 May 6 letter to Mrs. M. M. 26 July 15 Hist. to Mrs. C. Rena
File No. 24126
Abbie Emerson wid of John Emerson Prs Miss Line
Act: July 7th 38
Index: Vol. 11, Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Notification sent to Abraham Bigelow Esq te 22 d September, 1820. Cambridge, Massachusetts,
5,181 Massachusetts.
John Emerson, 40
of Reading — in the state of Massachusetts — who was a — private — in the regiment commanded by Colonel Whitcomb — of the Massachusetts — line, for the term of 1 year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts — at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Jan y . 1819 and sent to Hon. J m Davis Boston. Ms.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 — 5 mo. 4/30 — 48.00 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar. 1819 — 48" —
$89.00
Ex d Wright
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued

A.
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Benjamin Parker of Reading in the Massachu- setts District, testifies & says, that he was in the same Company, as a Private, at the same time, with John Emerson, & that when Deponent went left the company to go into the hospital, he left said Emerson in the Company; Deponent went into the Hospital in the latter part of the year 1776.
I was to be sworn April 1. 1810
J. Davis Dist. Judge R. D.

1942
Joshua Puscott Esq. Reading Map

I John Emerson of Reading in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and citizen of the U.S. do testify and declare that I enlisted into the United States service into Capt Moses Soles company in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt. in Massachusetts line, in Jan'y 1776 - and was discharged the time of enlistment having expired in Jan'y 1777. I do stand in need of assistance from my Country by reason of reduced circumstances. Reading March 30 - 1810.
John Emerson
Massachusetts District ss. Boston 1. April A.D. 1818
Sworn to before me M Davis
Dist Judge Mass D.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 6 June
A. D. 1818
John Emerson
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A. together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis
Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.

This will certify to whom it may concern that Mr. John Emerson of Reading is a man in low circu- =stances, and has been helped by the Town of Reading more or less, for this five years past
Reading March 31. 1818
Edmund Parker } Selectmen (Daniel Flint }
No. 225
John Emerson Private
Wiltshire Mass. Sept
1776 to 1777
- served one year
Admitted

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, John Emerson by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
J. Davis { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.

Phoebe Emerson
898
Mass.
act 7. July 38
Married in 1799
Died in 1833
adm
12 mo pri
408
No deduction
Isaac Fiske
E. Cambridge
Mass.

State of Massachusetts County of Middlesex ss. Reading Aug. 25 th 1838.
I Micah Eaton of Reading in the County & State aforesaid the being of lawful age do depose & say that John Emerson of said Reading, a Soldier of the Revolution died on the twenty seventh day of November in the year One Thousand eight hundred & thirty three; that Phebe Emerson, the present applicant is the Widow of the said John, & has never been married since his decease - Micah Eaton
State of Massachusetts County of Middlesex ss. Reading Aug. 25 th 1838
Then the above named Micah Eaton personally appeared & made oath that the facts in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed were true - And I further certify that the said Micah Eaton is a credible witness -
Before me
Joshua Puscott Justice of the Peace
State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss. Reading Aug. 25 th 1838.
I Joseph Spokesfield of Reading in the County & State aforesaid being of lawful age do depose & say that John Emerson of said Reading, a Soldier of the Revolution died on the twenty seventh day of November in the year One Thousand eight hundred & thirty three; that Phebe Emerson, the present applicant is the widow of the said John & has never been married since his decease.
Joseph Spokesfield
State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss. Reading Aug. 25 th 1838.
Then the above named personally appeared & made oath that the facts in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed were true - And I further certify that the said Joseph Spokesfield is a credible witness.
Before me
Joshua Puscott Justice of the Peace